Main: Saltbush Roasted Lobster, Kipfler Potato, Calamari, Lobster & Pipi Sauce, Shaved Fennel, Dill Oil & Roasted Macadamias.  i3wof1xv.png

CALLUM: Entree: Barbecue Kangaroo Carpaccio, Black Garlic Aioli, Bush Tomato Sauce, Pickled Shallots & Jerusalem Artichoke Chips.  bcmt6pm4.png

Dessert: Yoghurt Sorbet, Ooray Plum & Strawberry Granita, Native Currant Jam, Strawberry Gum Oil, Quandong & Lilly-Pilly Salad & Stingless Bee Honey. Laura's dishes were all successes an...

Main: Wagyu, Smoked Potato, Native Thyme Oil, Charred & Pickled Leeks, Bush Tomato Glaze, Bush Tomato Salt & Ice Plants.  am5f8wz3.png

LAURA: Entree: Lemon Myrtle Buttered Marron, Sorrel Sauce, Saltbush Leaves, Native Citrus Gel & Green Ants. *Ants again! Please enough with the bugs!  43id5wb7.png

Tonight on MasterChef was the Semi-Final for Callum, Laura & Jamie. They had to do a Service Challenge, making a three course meal (entree, main course and dessert) for the judges (Andy Allen, ...

Tonight on MasterChef was a well-earned break from the competition where three of the four judges (Andy Allen, Poh Ling Yeow & Jean-Christophe Novelli) cooked and the contestants ran the show - al...

Monday is the semi-final where there will be one last elimination. Tuesday is the Grand Finale where the last two contestants will battle it out to see who wins the championship, the trophy and the ...

Tonight is a well-earned break from the competition where three of the four judges (Andy Allen, Poh Ling Yeow & Jean-Christophe Novelli) will be cooking and the contestants will be judging - all f...

Jamie made Charred Shallots, Caramelised Leek Puree, Miso & Tofu Foam & Burn Onion Dashi. Jamie made the best dish and won the 15 minute bonus for the semi-finals.  unnamed-2.jpg

The trio were given 2 Hours in full to make a dish, but they had to actually bid for the ingredients using time as currency, the more time they spent trying to win the ingredients, the less time they ...

Last time on MasterChef, our three remaining contestants - Laura, Callum & Jamie had to play the Time Auction Challenge.  unnamed-1.jpg

While I do congratulate Laura, Callum & Jamie, I am so heartbroken & devastated for Depinder, I really wanted her to win the season. I hope she knows, I would be an avid fan of her cooking sho...

Depinder was given cinnamon and she made a savoury dish - Scotch Egg, Cinnamon Rice, Cinnamon & Chilli Gravy, Yoghurt, Apple & Onion Chutney. This should have been a surefire hit given her mig...

Round 2: Jamie was given pine nuts and he made a dessert - Pine Nut & Basil Negroni - Basil & Gin Granita, Pine Nut & Walnut Liqueur Brittle, Blood Orange Sorbet & Pine Nut Mascar...

Depinder was given green tea and she chose sweet - she made Green Tea Ghevar & Honeycomb Cake with flavours of White Chocolate & Lemon Curd. However, her cake was too dry. Jamie was given dill...

Laura was given yuzu and she chose sweet - she made Native Citrus Splice - Coconut Sorbet, Coconut Dacquoise, Yuzu Syrup, Geraldton Wax Oil, Salted Coconut Crunch, Yuzu Creme Fraiche, Finger Lime &...

Tonight was the Semi-Final (we are now up to date as of this email) and the contestants had to choose a main cloche with a hidden ingredient. They then had to make a dish using that ingredient in Roun...

Now for the epic disaster which was created by Laura. Where do we even start? She served up Olive Oil & Lemon Cake which was raw, Fior Di Latte Gelato that was too salty, Olive Brine Sorbet (which...

Jamie made Octopus, Squid Ink Lentils & Potato Foam. Although he initially screwed up the first batch of lentils, his dish was considered the best of the night and he won the $10,000 travel vouche...

Depinder was nervous as she had never cooked with Sea Urchins before, but in true Depinder style, she used her formidable instincts and talent to make an amazing Sea Urchin Pasta dish.  5275349...

Sunday night, which I thought was an Elimination turned out to be a non-Elimination Challenge for the 4 remaining contestants. Depinder, Laura, Jamie & Callum had to choose one of the judges who...

Jamie made Anchovy & Confit Tomato & Crystal Bread Toasts. Laura made Seaweed Tart, Cured Coral Trout & Native Citrus (Finger Lime). Both Jamie & Laura performed well. Howeve...

Last Tuesday night, 4 of the then 5 remaining contestants (except for Depinder) had to create a One Bite Wonder dish for guest chef Vaughan Mabee in an epic Elimination Challenge. Callum made Porc...

The winner of tonight's Immunity (and the last Immunity of the season) was Depinder, much to my absolute delight!  504552011_18331101268200341_6733321273586672765_n.jpg